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nail

Noun

horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

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• nail

Noun

a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

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• nail

Noun

a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard

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• nail

Verb

attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"

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• nail

Verb

take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

Synonyms:

• collar
• nail
• apprehend
• arrest
• pick up
• nab
• cop

Verb

hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

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• smash
• nail
• boom
• blast

Verb

succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

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• nail down
• nail
• peg

Verb

succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"

Synonyms:

• breeze through
• ace
• pass with flying colors
• sweep through
• sail through
• nail

Verb

locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

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• pinpoint
• nail

Verb

complete a pass

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• complete
• nail